I am delighted to welcome you to our 7th auction, this being our first in the format of a 'Buy or Bid' sale, where lots may be bid-on or purchased outright; there are over 1300 attractive lots on offer. The sale features items in every one of our areas of specialty, and is probably the largest (and best) selection of Judaic, Holyland and Israeli collectibles for sale anywhere at this time. Featured subjects include ancient & modern coins; Jewish tokens & medals; Jewish, Mandate & Israeli militaria; World War II collaborationist and Holocaust-related militaria; stamps of the Holyland, Egypt and the JNF; postal history of all periods and across all themes and subjects from the Holyland, Mandate, Israel, the Palestinian Authority & near east as well as worldwide wartime (WWI / WWII) civilian and military mail (from 'horseshoe' and pre-'horseshoe route' mail to post-Third Reich 'uberroller' & displaced persons mail), specialized mail of the Arab-Israeli conflict & 'postkrieg', hijack/terror mail + American Civil War Confederate States of America - a new subject area for us; plus Judaica, Israeliana, Arabiana, Judaica, coins and banknotes and other areas of interest. There are many unique and 'discovery' items in this sale, and we've worked on improving the sale's navigability, functionality and ease of use. Any informational updates about issues that occur during the sale will be posted just below this message. More Information »

DISCOVERY PIECE: Palestine Tel Aviv Council 1 Bishlik token, 'Gimel' series, ND (1915), specimen/proof printed on cardboard, without serial number & signed by Abraham Etkind; in EF (lt. paperclip imprint & sm. surface scratch). Regular issues were printed on coarser currency paper, bore 2 signatures + the oval Council cachet & a stamped serial number. Included with this note is a notarized statement (1977; with photo) by Etkind testifying that he signed these tokens in 1915 (he was 21); he says the notes were printed by Zeev Assur's (illegal) press in Tel Aviv. Hebrew legend: "Committee of Tel Aviv. The committee's treasury requests to hand over food stuffs and other provisions to the amount of 1 Beshlik to the bearer of this paper token. The treasury will pay its countervalue with checks of APAK [Anglo-Palestine Bank]. The committee of Tel Aviv." Originally issued 16/08/1914, to be redeemed with "Registered Cheques" issued 11 days later; however the Turks didn't grant a license to issue the tokens: the Procurer in Jaffa permitted them, but the Jaffa military commander didn't and the tokens were withdrawn by published order, 13/01/1915. In the 1970s Mr. Etkind found ununumbered, unissued & unstamped 1 Bishlik tokens signed by him in a drawer, a new issue that was in preparation when the withdrawal was ordered - of which this note is an example; ref: Franz Frankl, "First Necessity Currency...", The Shekel, Jan-Feb 1978, p.20-21.

Product Tags: Holylandish Paper Money, notaphily & paper means of payment and Banknotes from Holyland and from World War I, 1904-1914 2nd Aliya, 20th Century, 1910s, which are Unique/Discovery Piece

Unsold: may be available for sale $499.00

Denmark: 25 Ore currency note of the Danish Brigade ("Den Danske Brigade") in Germany, 1947-58 (P.M9). EF with a light crease in the middle; low serial number (0001853). The Danish Brigade was a post-World War II occupation force, which served in Germany from 1947 to 1958. Initially numbering 4,000 men, it was stationed in Oldenburg in 1947, under British command. The force later moved to Itzehoe in 1949, numbering around 2,000 men and was eventually re-titled The Danish Command in Germany ("Den Danske Kommando i Tyskland") until 1958, when it was recalled to Denmark.

SOLD $30.00

4 bids

US > Confederate States of America: $2 uniface "Greyback", T70, 7th series, dated Feb. 17 1864, with handwritten serial # 97265; with portrait of Judah P. Benjamin, the Jewish Secretary of State (and former Secretary of War); Criswell 566, PF-4. In AU but with small tear on lower left side due to brittle paper (not handling) - otherwise a crisp note.

Product Tags: America,American, Confederate States of American Paper Money - obsolete, notaphily & paper means of payment and Banknotes from United States, Confederate States of America and from 1861-65 American Civil War, 19th Century which are Object Related Specifically to a Personality or Key Event

Product Tags: America,American, Confederate States of American Paper Money - obsolete, notaphily & paper means of payment and Banknotes from United States, Confederate States of America and from 1861-65 American Civil War, 19th Century which are Object Related Specifically to a Personality or Key Event

Unsold: may be available for sale $119.00

US > Confederate States of America: $2 uniface "Greyback", T42, 1st issue of 4th series, dated June 2 1862, with red handwritten serial # 31337, in VF+; with portrait of Judah P. Benjamin, the Jewish Secretary of State (and former Secretary of War); Criswell 335, PF-2.

Product Tags: America,American, Confederate States of American Paper Money - obsolete, notaphily & paper means of payment and Banknotes from United States, Confederate States of America and from 1861-65 American Civil War, 19th Century which are Object Related Specifically to a Personality or Key Event

Unsold: may be available for sale $99.00

US > Confederate States of America: $2 uniface "Greyback", T43 (large green "2 TWO"), 2nd issue of 4th series, dated June 2 1862, with red handwritten serial # 62215(?), in F+ to VF; with portrait of Judah P. Benjamin, the Jewish Secretary of State (and former Secretary of War); Criswell 338, PF-1. Creased and folded edges but no significant tears into the edge.

Product Tags: America,American, Confederate States of American Paper Money - obsolete, notaphily & paper means of payment and Banknotes from United States, Confederate States of America and from 1861-65 American Civil War, 19th Century which are Object Related Specifically to a Personality or Key Event

Unsold: may be available for sale $199.00

US > Confederate States of America > Richmond, VA - S. P. Cocke's Southern Exchange 5¢ uniface store token, dated Sept. 10, 1861; very fine. With eagle device at base-center & plough devices on either side of seal. Similar to Jones PR60-770 but his lacks the devices.

Product Tags: America,American, Confederate States of American Paper Money - obsolete, notaphily & paper means of payment and Banknotes from United States, Confederate States of America and from 1861-65 American Civil War, 19th Century